Registration for the 13th Annual IBA "Mergers and Acquisitions in Russia and CIS" Conference is now open

September, 2021 - Moscow, Russia

For the 13th Annual IBA “Mergers and Acquisitions in Russia and CIS” Conference, the world's leading experts in economics and law will gather from around the globe and discuss the latest emerging developments and hot topics in Russian and CIS M&A law.

The event is scheduled for 26th November 2021.

As last year, the Co-chairs of the IBA M&A Conference will be Alexander Zharskiy, Partner ALRUD; Officer, IBA Corporate and M&A Law Committee and Vice Chair, IBA Current Legal Developments Subcommittee, and André Dufour , Managing Partner, Borden Ladner Gervais; Co-Chair, IBA Corporate and M&A Law Committee.

This year, the agenda covers the most relevant issues in the area of Mergers and Acquisitions:

  • Trends and developments in M&A.
  • M&A Hot Topics For Fast-Growth Companies: Reforms needed to keep Russian law competitive.
  • Private Equity and VC: current trends and specifics in CIS.
  • Disputes in M&A deals – helicopter view.

Already, companies and top lawyers, including the following, have confirmed their participation:

  • Artem Afanasiev, Vice President, Legal Affairs and GR, Ozon.
  • Dmitry Donov, General Counsel, NLMK Group.
  • Varvara Kolesnikova, Head of International Legal and Corporate Matters, VkusVill.
  • VTB Capital.
  • RDIF.
  • Elbrus Capital.
  • Alan Kartashkin, Managing Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP.
  • Andrei Dontsov, Partner, White & Case.
  • Anton Dzhuplin, Partner, ALRUD Law Firm.
  • Evgeny Raschevsky, Partner, Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners.
  • Konstantin Kroll, Partner, Dentons.
  • Laura Hardin, Managing Director, Alvarez & Marsal.

A detailed program can be found here.

To participate in the event, please fill in your details in the Pre-registration Form.

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